Pete Kelly's Blues

NR
1h 35m
1955
6.1 /10 (28)

A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!

Overview

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1955-07-31

Top Billed Cast

Jack Webb

Pete Kelly

Janet Leigh

Ivy Conrad

Edmond O'Brien

Fran McCarg

Peggy Lee

Rose Hopkins

Andy Devine

George Tenell

Lee Marvin

Al Gannaway

Ella Fitzgerald

Maggie Jackson

Martin Milner

Joey Firestone

Than Wyenn

Rudy Shulak

Herbert Ellis

Bedido

John Dennis

Guy Bettenhouser

Jayne Mansfield

Cigarette Girl

Mort Marshall

Cootie Jacobs

Moe Schneider

Trombonist (Big 7)

George Van Eps

Guitarist (Big 7)

Ray Sherman

Pianist (Big 7)

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